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enMobile Summit 2013: See What You Missedhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/516066/mobile-summit-2013-see-what-you-missed/
<p>MIT Technology Review’s first mobile-focused conference featured some big names and big news.</p><p>Last night we wrapped up our first <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/summit/mobile/">Mobile Summit</a>, a two-day event dedicated to an incredibly important and exciting area of technological innovation.</p>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:00 +0000juniper.friedman516066 at http://www.technologyreview.comCamera Tweaks Should Boost Smartphone Battery Lifehttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/515951/camera-tweaks-should-boost-smartphone-battery-life/
<p>Research could make persistent computer-vision more feasible, and improve your smartphone’s battery life.</p><p>The digital cameras in smartphones, tablets, and devices like <a href="http://www.google.com/glass/start/" target="_blank">Google Glass</a> are increasingly powerful and useful. But the more powerful they are, the more they drain battery life.</p>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:39:03 +0000juniper.friedman515951 at http://www.technologyreview.comMobile Summit 2013: More Apps May Soon Want to Know Where You Arehttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/516036/mobile-summit-2013-more-apps-may-soon-want-to-know-where-you-are/
<p>Factual, a company that provides location data on places, thinks more apps could make use of its information.</p><p>Many smartphone apps have terms and conditions that allow them to collect location data from users—whether or not those apps actually use that information to improve their service. That data could soon be used in some surprising ways, by music or photo apps, for example.</p>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:54:00 +0000Kyanna.Sutton516036 at http://www.technologyreview.comMobile Summit 2013: In Smart Watch Category, Pebble Still Awaits the Big Competition http://www.technologyreview.com/view/515946/mobile-summit-2013-in-smart-watch-category-pebble-still-awaits-the-big-competition/
<p>Pebble, the smart watch upstart, is charging ahead while computing giants mull their product plans.</p><p dir="ltr">In April 2012, Eric Migicovsky launched a Kickstarter campaign for <a href="http://getpebble.com/" target="_blank">Pebble</a>, the smart watch that went on to attract almost 70,000 backers and set the tone for an emerging product category that companies including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung are all likely to pursue. Despite all the buzz, he’s still waiting for the big competitors to show up.</p>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:04:24 +0000jleber515946 at http://www.technologyreview.comMobile Summit 2013: Corning’s Gorilla Glass Is Coming to Cars Next http://www.technologyreview.com/view/515921/mobile-summit-2013-cornings-gorilla-glass-is-coming-to-cars-next/
<p>The strong glass that is used in 1.5 billion consumer electronic devices worldwide could soon help make more fuel-efficient, quieter cars.</p><p dir="ltr"><span>Corning’s durable Gorilla Glass is used in the displays of iPhones and other mobile devices; it can be found in </span><a href="http://www.corning.com/news_center/features/gorillaglasssuccess.aspx" target="_blank"><span>1.5 billion electronic devices </span></a><span>today. But the next market for the lightweight material might be literally larger: replacing some of the standard glass used on the windows of automobiles. </span></p>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:46:26 +0000jleber515921 at http://www.technologyreview.comApple’s New Mobile OS Is All about Ivehttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/515736/apples-new-mobile-os-is-all-about-ive/
<p>With its new mobile OS, Apple looks to longtime design head Jonathan Ive, and takes a few cues from competitors.</p><p>For Apple, there’s a lot riding on <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/" target="_blank">iOS 7</a>, the newest version of its mobile software and the first refresh overseen by veteran industrial design head Jonathan Ive. To satisfy as many people as possible, it seems, Apple took inspiration from several different sources—including competitors.</p>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:36:00 +0000juniper.friedman515736 at http://www.technologyreview.comA Password So Secret, You Don’t Consciously Know Ithttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/515726/a-password-so-secret-you-dont-consciously-know-it/
<p>Researchers work to develop passwords so secret that only your unconscious mind knows them.</p><p>Some efforts to replace traditional letter-and-number passwords rely on gestures, wearable devices, or biometrics. An approach in the works from research-and-development company SRI International and Stanford and Northwestern takes a different tack: passwords that you know but don’t know you know.</p>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:50:00 +0000juniper.friedman515726 at http://www.technologyreview.comDoes Motorola’s X Phone Pack a Better Battery?http://www.technologyreview.com/view/515586/does-motorolas-x-phone-pack-a-better-battery/
<p>The Moto X phone will constantly monitor its position, motion, and more to track its owner’s activity. Will its battery life suffer?</p><p>Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside <a href="http://qz.com/89410/google-moto-x-smartphone-will-spy-on-you-247-and-youll-like-it/" target="_blank">spoke yesterday</a> at the D11 conference about an upcoming smartphone called the Moto X that constantly uses its onboard sensors to figure out where it is and what its owner is doing. He didn’t fully explain how Motorola can do that without reducing the device’s battery life to less than that of smartphones that don’t try to follow their owner’s context, though.</p>Thu, 30 May 2013 20:58:27 +0000tom.simonite515586 at http://www.technologyreview.comLife and Death of Tweets Not so Random After Allhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/515516/life-and-death-of-tweets-not-so-random-after-all/
<p>Researchers have created a model to quickly predict how many times a tweet will be retweeted.</p><p>For many people that use Twitter–myself included–it’s impossible to tell which carefully crafted tweets will be endlessly retweeted, and which ones will fade after their original posting. As it turns out, though, you can predict how popular a tweet will be, and this knowledge could be pretty useful.</p>Wed, 29 May 2013 23:19:02 +0000rachelmetz515516 at http://www.technologyreview.comWanted for the Internet of Things: Ant-Sized Computershttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/514101/wanted-for-the-internet-of-things-ant-sized-computers/
<p>A computer two millimeters square is the start of an effort to make chips that can put computer power just about anywhere for the vaunted “Internet of Things.”</p><p>If the Internet is to reach everywhere—from the pills you swallow to the shoes on your feet—then computers will need to get a whole lot smaller. A new microchip that is two millimeters square and contains almost all the components of a tiny functioning computer is a promising start.</p>Wed, 29 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman514101 at http://www.technologyreview.com